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THE BROAD AX PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Has Turned His Back On The Afro-American Office Holders In The South. in The Future Only White Ex Rebels Will Be Permitted To Occupy Seats At The Pie Counter In That Section Of The Country. Vol. XI PRESIDENT Has Turned His Afro-American In The South. in The Future Rebels Will H Occupy Seats Counter In T The Country. The Sunday after the great Presidential election in 1904 came to a close, the vast majority of the Afro-Americans, assembled in their various churches throughout the country and offered up long prayers to their imaginary God for permitting Theodore Roosevelt, or as some called him, Roosenvelt, to become President of the United States, the burden of the refrain of all the orators on that occasion was "that within a short time after the new President was installed in office, he would restore the ballot to the disfranchised Afro-American in the South—teach his white brethren in that section of the country that his colored brother was in the possession of some rights which they must respect; that with both his big feet he would stand squarely on the Republican Platform of 1904, which pledged the Grand Old Party of bloated millionaires to enforce the XIV. Amendment to the Federal Constitution, and reduce Southern representation in Congress on account of the suppression of the Afro-American vote." At that time, in summing up the result of the Presidential election in these columns, the following sentiments were expressed by the writer: "President Roosevelt's victory is complete, and his party will have one hundred and ten majority in the Lower House of Congress, and twenty-four or twenty-six majority in the Senate, which will enable the newly elected President and his Republican colleagues to enact any legislation for the benefit of the Negro which they may feel disposed to fasten on to the national statute books without consulting the likes or the wishes of any Democratic member in either branch of Congress. "So if the Negro falls to receive a 'square deal' in the house of his friends he has no moral right to do any kicking "With these tremendous majorities in the Republican column in every state north of the Mason and Dixon line, and four states in the South at the back of the Republican party, we fear it means the undoing of the Negro as an important factor in American politics for many years to come, for without the aid of his vote to any great extent the Republican party will be enabled to ride over the rights of the people, and permanently rivet Alexander Hamilton's high protective tariff measures and his theory of the inequality of the races on them, 'and that the capitalistic classes will place their golden-shod feet on the necks of the masses, thereby assisting to eliminate the Negro from American politics." Time has proven that we were right in our ocitation, for since the election of Mr. Roosevelt to the Presidency he has not made the slightest pretention to adhere to that section of the Republican Platform of 1904 in reference to restoring the ballot to the Negro, and protecting him in his civil and political rights. Neither did President Roosevelt have one word to say in his last long message --- to Congres in relation to that famous suffrage plank which he stood on in 1904, which he and the other leaders of his party only used or referred to for the sole purpose of catching the Negro vote. As stated before in these columns that "the President in his last message touched upon a thousand and one things, many of them unimportant, but when it came down to referring to the disfranchisement of the Negro in the South, not on account of his ignorance, but on account of the color of his skin, which is a live question, which can never be settled in this country until it is settled right, he was as silent or as dead as the grave. Is not this sufficient to prove that President Roosevelt is a dishonest milk-and-water politician; that aside from appointing a few Negroes to office for policy's sake, he is not particularly interested in the civil or the political welfare of the great mass of Afro-Americans, and that he has appointed more Negro-hating ex-repoles to offices in the South than all the other Presidents combined since the days of President R. B. Hayes? Lately the following interview with President Roosevelt has been flashed over the country by the press dispatches as to the radical change as to his Southern policy in dealing with the Negro, and it backs up our ocention: "President Roosevelt has radically amended his policy in the matter of choosing federal officeholders in Southern states. He will no longer appoint Negroes as postmasters, collectors of customs and internal revenue and marshals. Every Negro who now holds an office will at the end of his term be succeeded by a white man. The President is desirous that there shall be no misunderstanding regarding his change of attitude, and therefore will permit Negroes whose terms have not expired to continue to hold office until the necessity for appointing their successors arises. His recent tour of the South, which was marked by great outpourings of the people and manifestations of popular approval, is understood to have convinced the President of the utter futility of elevating or improving the Negro by appointing him to public office. The President observed and learned a great deal upon that trip. "The change will be brought about gradually and as quietly as possible. Most of the Negroes who are slated to lose their places owed their appointments to the late Senator Hanna. They are political creations of the Roosevelt regime. The President's new policy, if it can be so characterized, is simply an evolution. The Southern Negro for several years past has been losing his place in the march of progress. "The Crum episode will not be repeated during the administration of the President. A Negro will be appointed to the office of registrar of the treasury, which is now held by Judson W. Lyons, but only because the traditions of both parties support the selection of a black man." CHICAGO, JANUARY 20. 1906 T "Cecil Lyon, Republican national committeeman of Texas, who recently spent several days in Washington, was probably the first person to whom President Roosevelt communicated his purpose to change his policy concerning the appointment of Negroes to office. Mr. Lyon expressed both approval and gratitude and assured the President that when the South understood his change of programme the Republican party of that section would be immeasurably strengthened." This news as to the change of the President's "Nigger" policy in the South will be very pleasing to the mossbacks in that section of the country, and it should be discomforting to his Afro-American supporters in the North, who look upon him as being greater than God Almighty Himself. CHIEF JOHN M. COLLINS AND THE AFRO-AMERICAN POLICEMEN. An effort was made by several of secure Afro-American newspaper editors in this city, shortly after John M. Collins became its General Superintendent of Police, to show "that he was a Negro hater from way back and that he was so full of race prejudice against the Colored people that he was not above resorting to any mean trick or underhand method for the purpose of causing the removal of every Afro-American officer from the police force." This false impression was retaliated among the Afro-Americans until the most ignorant ones really believed it, and in order to satisfy ourselves as to Chief Collins' attitude toward the Colored policemen and as to what they think of him, within the last two THE SUDDEN DEATH OF MRS. S. S. PAUL. At 10:10 o'clock Thursday morning, at Provident Hospital, Mrs. Paul, beloved wife of Samuel S. Paul, departed this life. But few people knew of Mrs. Paul's illness, caused by appendicitis, for which she was operated upon about a week ago by Dr. Daniel H. Williams, consequently the news of her death was a surprise and a shock to many of her most intimate friends. While not popularly known by Chicagoans, Mrs. Paul wielded considerable influence for good among the local element of the race, which stands for "social intercourse" of a morally uplifting nature. Her membership in the Woman's Aid Society afforded her the opportunity to do considerable charity for the race. As a member of one of the "select whist" clubs, her beautiful home at 3605 Forest avenue was the scene of many pleasant social functions where her friends were welcomed and greeted in the good old Philadelphia style; for she was a Philadelphia by birth, and although she has lived in our city for over ten years, she has ever lived the quiet, active, and pleasant life so noticeable in the matrons of that city. After reading the Episcopal services at the home of the deceased Friday evening, the remains were carried to Philadelphia for burial, accompanied by Mrs. J. McCarthy, a sister of the deceased, and Mr. S. S. Paul, her husband. Undertaker Jackson had charge of the remains in Chicago.—"C." Edward M. Lahif, who has been indisposed for the past two months, left the city Wednesday with his family for Petersburg, Florida, where they will spend the rest of the winter. CHIEF JOHN M. COLLINS AND THE AFRO-AMERICAN POLICEMEN. An effort was made by several obscure Afro-American newspaper editors in this city, shortly after John M. Collins became its General Superintendent of Police, to show "that he was a Negro hater from way back, and that he was so full of race prejudice against the Colored people that he was not above resorting to any mean trick or underhand method for the purpose of causing the removal of every Afro-American officer from the police force." This false impression was retalled among the Afro-Americans until the most ignorant ones really believed it, and in order to satisfy ourselves as to Chief Collins' attitude toward the Colored policemen and as to what they think of him, within the last two months we have conversed with Officers John W. Hardy, W. J. De Lacy, Wilson Jones, Budd Green, Philip Green, William Hall, Anderson and Smith and many others, and each and every one of these officers say that Chief John M. Collins is O. K.; that he knows no man by the color of his skin or nationality; that he wants and expects every officer to do his duty without fear or favor, and when he does that no man can get his star. Within the past two weeks Chief Collins has selected William Hall and Wilson Jones, two of the best and the bravest officers in this city, as members of his detective force, and it is the first time in many years that men of the Colored race have served in suffic a capacity. This is further evidence that Chief Collins is not swayed nor controlled by race prejudice, and we believe that if he is provided with a sufficient number of officers and given full sway, that he will lessen the reign of crime in Chicago. Marshall Field, the greatest and the wealthiest dry goods prince in the world, breathed his last in New York City the first of the week, surrounded by his wife and numerous friends. His body was transported from that city to his late home, 1905 Pralle avenue, and on Friday the simplest and plainest ceremonies were held over his remains at the First Presbyterian church, Twenty-first and Indiana avenue, and his earthly remains were laid to rest in Graceland. In the death of Marshall Field Chicago has lost its foremost and most enterprising citizen. Dr. A. B. McKissack, of 33rd and State streets, has been on the sick list for the past week. AN ELOQUENT ORATION Delivered In The House of Representative by Hon. William Sulzer. On Russia's Unspeakable Crimes Against A Common Humanity. Recently Congressman Sulzer, of New York City, introduced the following resolution in the House of Representatives, and after it was read by the clerk he delivered the following eloquent oration on the massacre and slaughter of the Jewish People by the Russian Government: "Whereas the people of the United States, animated by the sympathy of a common humanity, view with deep sorrow, heartfelt commiseration, and polignant regret the deplorable condition of the people in Russia, and especially condemn and exceedingly deplore the cruel outrages, the unspeakable brutalities, and the unwarranted and wholesale assassinations of Russia's Jewish citizens; and Whereas, it is solemnly alleged, and there is a widespread and prevalent feeling throughout the world that it is true, that these terrible crimes, these brutal atrocities, and these willful murders of the Jews in Russia are connived at by the Russian Government, and have been incited by the Russian ruling classes, and are instigated directly or indirectly by high officials In Russia for political purposes, and have continued for a long time in all parts of Russia to such an extent that they have aroused the sympathies and shocked the moral sensibilities of the civilized world: Therefore, be it "Resolved, That the House of Representatives of the United States, voicing the humanitarian sentiments of the American people, deplores the terrible crimes, the brutal outrages, and the uncalled for and wanton murders of the Jews in Russia, and hereby condemns and denounces these awful outrages, these shocking assassinations, and these appalling atrocities as great international crimes aganist a common humanity that must be stopped, and stopped quickly, by the Russian Government; otherwise Russia, in the opinion of mankind, will and must stand indicted before the judgment bar of the world as beyond the pale of its civilization." "MR. SULZER. Mr. Chairman, that resolution expresses my sentiments in regard to the terrible crimes against the Jews in Russia; and, if I mistake not, it expresses the sentiments of most of the Members of this House of Representatives, and the heartfelt and sympathetic opinion of the Rumane and liberty-loving citizens of our country, who are shocked and grieved and outraged by the inhuman barbarities and appalling atrocities which have been going on for the past two years in Russia. During this short time, I am reliably informed by those most competent to testify, that more than 100,000 helpless Jews—men and women and children—absolutely defenseless and guilty of no wrong, have been cruelly inhumanely, pitilessly, and barbarously murdered and butchered to make a Russian holiday. There has been nothing like it in all the history of the world, not even during INT ORATION the House of Rep- y Hon. William Unspeakable ainst A Com- humanity. "Call the roll of the earth's illustrious dead and at least one name in every five will be the immortal name of a distinguished Jew who has stamped his indelible impress on the brightest pages of the world's history" the horrors of the Dark Ages, and humanity stands to-day aghast stunned and grieved and horrified. It is simply impossible to describe the outrages on the Jews in Russia. Whole communities have been destroyed by fire and sword. No calamity of such magnitude has ever befallen Israel. All the horrors of the Inquisition, all the persecutions of the Middle Ages pale into insignificance in comparison with these stupendous crimes and appalling atrocities. The terrible bloody work is too frightful to contemplate; and yet we only know but a fragment of the awful truth. What a spectacle Russia presents at the dawn of the twentieth century! "Mr. Chairman, I feel deeply on this question. Only a few weeks ago 125,000 Jewish people, at the least calculation, relatives of the thousands and thousands of murdered Jews in Russia, marched through the streets in my Congressional district, clothed in somber black and crape, in a great mourning funeral procession for the martyred dead in Israel. It was one of the most impressive, one of the most striking, and one of the most pathetic scenes in all, the history of the city of New York. Sadness and misery were written on every face. Bystanders took off their hats, bowed their heads in sympathy, and shed tears of sorrow. Nothing like it ever occurred before—Israel weeping and mourning for her dead—and I hope nothing like it will ever occur again in this land or any other. "But the murders go on. A veritable reign of terror exists. The black hand of ignorant fanaticism, race hatred, and religious bigotry has been raised throughout Russia against the law-abiding, peaceable, and defenseless Jews, and the barbaric work of rapine plunder, outrage, and assassination continues and increases until even the heartless and hardened and superstitious Cossack is sickened by the bloody and ruthless scenes. Thousands and thousands of helpless men, women, and children are being slaughtered before the very eyes of civilization, and not a power lifts its voice in protest or raises a hand in condemnation. The facts—such we get—are blood curdling and the numbers of the dead are appalling. Nothing like it ever occurred before in all the annals of time. It is a big, blood-red page in human history—a gigantic crime against a common humanity—and Russia must be forced to stop it. How, do you ask? I answer. How were the butcheries in Armenia stopped? How were the cruelties in Cuba ended? What did the powers do in China? Russia can, if Russia wants to do it, end these atrocities in a day. They must be stopped. The red reign of the Romanoffs must end. We can look no longer without taking some decisive action. These crimes are great international crimes. The victims appeal to mankind, to the (Continued on page 2.) Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholic, Protestant, and religious. We will not prohibit problems, Knights of Latter, or any one else can have their say, no longer as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad AX is a newspaper whose platform is pure enough for all, not claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 800 Armour Avenue, Chicago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered at the Post Office at Chicago, IL, as Second-class Matter. CHIPS Mrs. John Jacobs, of 3329 State street, has been on the sick list for the past week. Lelut. John E. Hawkins was called east on business; he will remain in New York State for about ten days. Mrs. Malvina Lively has returned, after a very pleasant visit to her son and friends in Baltimore, Md. Miss Rachel Denby of Carthage, Ohio, is visiting her parents at 6452 Champplain avenue. Mr. Paul Laurence Dunbar, the Negro poet, is so ill at his Dayton home that he is not expected to live through the week. Announcements tell us that Mr. Sylvester Roberts and Miss Maggie Fite are to be married January 31, 1906. Mr. A. B. Perrigo, the popular undertaker at 30th and State streets, is slated for alderman on the Democratic ticket of the 2d ward. Mr. Sam Moore, better known as Brother Gardner, was judged insane in the Detention Hospital Thursday morning. Mr. Alexander Williams of 3000 State street, will leave for Oakland, Cal., this week, where he will spend the winter. Mr. Don Wormley of Washington, D. C., who has been visiting this city for the past month, leaves the city Saturday for New York. Former Alderman Michael McInerney is booming John A. Haney for alderman of the 30th ward, but according to our way of thinking, Haney is politically a dead cock in the pit. Mr. Wm. Simmons and Wm. McCullah have opened the "Club," formerly run by Geo. Woods at 2959 State street. It will be known as "The Hatiian Club." Mr. and Mrs. Will Allen of Portland, Ore., who have been visiting in Nashville, Tenn., will arrive in Chicago te first of the week on their way home. Daniel M. Jackson departed Tuesday for his post of duty in Mexico, where for the next four years he will serve this country as its commercial agent. John E. Owens, can, if he desires, secure the nomination for Congress and make the race against Congressman William Lorimer in the 6th Congressional District. Mr. George Henderson's paper on The Associated Press—read before the Bethel Literary last Sunday was very instructive to all interested in newspaper work. Mrs. Carrie Sheeves, who has been every ill at St. Luke's Hospital, is improving. She will not, however, be able to leave the hospital for some time yet. Harry R. Gibbons' boom for Sheriff of Cook County seems to be spreading all over the city, and each day he is growing in popularity with the leaders of his party and the hosts of Democracy. The Tenth Anniversary number of The Broad Ax, was a gem, an honor to the race, and a great credit to that brave and fearless editor Julius F. Taylor.—The Advocate, Portland, Ore. Hon. George P. Foster, who has very creditably served three terms in Congress, will again be nominated and elected to that body by the leaders of the Democracy in the Fourth Congressional District. More than one hundred members of the Cook County Democracy, in full dress uniform, under the leadership of its president, Thomas Gallagher and its secretary, Robert H. Burke, headed by its famous band left the city Thursday on a two weeks' pleasure trip to New Orleans, La. and Cuba. ```markdown ``` Alderman John J. Bradley is exceedingly popular with all classes of his fellow citizens in the Town of Lake will be returned to the City Council from the 30th ward. George H. Snowden has lately been chosen as messenger in the sub-treasury department in the new Federal Building. His selection is pleasing to his friends. Mr. Charles Henderson, one of Chicago's old boys now living in St. Paul, spent a few days in the city last week. Dr. D. H. Anderson was called to St. Louis by the illness of his sister-in-law. The fear of not being able to crawl through that Biblical "eye of a needle" into heaven does not prevent the clergy from living on the fat of the land and accumulating riches. Does it?—Ex. Mrs. Bert Williams of New York is visiting Chicago, stopping at 5516 Grove avenue. Mrs. Williams was called to Chicago on the account of the illness of her sister, Mrs. C. Sheeves. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smiley entertained at their home on 22nd street last Friday evening, a large number of friends in honor of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Baloy, 6446 Evans avenue. A ten-course dinner was highly enjoyed by all present. Sixty good fellows will give a banquit in honor of Robert T. Motts, at 2511 Wabash avenue, Friday evening, January 26th. Mr. Motts is the originator of the first Negro theatre in America and he intends to build a new one in the near future. Edward Carroll, Thomas Moran, Edward Healy, Robert McKinley, and Messrs. Gurtten and McCarthy, are among the numerous aldermanc candidates in the 31st ward, and Alderman P. J. O'Connell stands ready and willing to support the winner at the primaries. Frank Jansen, who is the right hand man for Alderman H. L. Flick, 38 West 12th street, left Tuesday evening for Los Angeles, Calif., where he will spend one month in coaching or training his two race horses, while feasting on sweet oranges and other fruit. Alderman Michael D. Dougherty, who is working very hard on the graft investigating committee which is unearthing the crooked transactions of the members of the contractors' ring, which has defrauded the city out of many million dollars, will be re-nominated and re-elected to the City Council from the 22nd ward. Henry L. Dickson, the constant and devoted husband of Mrs. Gertrude Hart-Dickson, 3236 Wabash avenue, departed this life Wednesday, Jan. 10th. He was only sick a very short time. Typhoid fever was the cause of his death. Funeral services were held over his remains at Grace Presbyterian church last Friday. Interment at Oakhill Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Dickson were only married three and a half years, and their wedded life was a happy one in every respect. He was a model or an ideal husband, and his greatest aim in life was to administer to the happiness of his loving wife, who sadly mourns his death. The young people of "The Douglass Center Lyceum" have elected the following named officers for the ensuing term: Mr. Geo. R. Arthur, president; Mr. Wm. Bell, 1st vice-president; Miss Mary Ferguson, 2nd vice-president; Miss Lizzie Johnston, secretary. This organization is doing excellent work along educational lines for our young men and women who set aside one evening a month to discuss interesting and beneficial subjects, to its membership which is made up principally of our high school and college attendants holders of unusual positions. Its president is secretary to the master of transportation of one of the large railway express companies. The 1st vice-president is about to graduate from the Armour Institute of Technology. The 2nd vice-president will finish at an early date a course in the Illinois State Normal, while the secretary, Miss Johnston, is serving as correspondent and secretary to the editor of one of our local newspapers. Thus through the entire list—its members stand for something above the average among the young of our race and their meetings are mutually beneficial to all who attend. Mrs. Celia Parker Wooley and Mr. F. L. Barnett serve the organization as directors. Two Nisely Furnished Rooms To Rent. Two elegantly furnished rooms, steam heat and bath, to rent to single gentleman. Phone Douglas 2472. Second flat, 3022 Indiana avenue. Furnished Room To Rent. Modern furnished front room to rent. Steam heat, Telephone service. 3624 Calmet ave. CONGRESSMAN. SULZER'S ORATION ON THE CRIMES IN RUSSIA (Concluded from page 1.) brotherhood of men, to the justice of the world. The massacres of Lodz and Odessa and Kisneff cry out to high heaven, and the time has come when the civilized world must tell Russia in no uncertain tones that these wholesale crimes against the Jews must cease, now and forever, or the civilizatoln of this day will stand disgraced in the eyes of future generations. (Applause.) Now, sir, I stand in my place on this floor, and charge on my responsibility as a Member of Congress, that it is solemnly alleged, and not denied, and there is a widespread and prevalent feeling throughout the world that it is true, that these terrible crimes of rapine and pillage and devastatol, that these brutal atrocities, and that these monstrous murders of the helpless Jews in Russia, are secretly connived at by the Russian Government; that they have been incited by the Russian ruling classes—the grand dukes—and that they are instigated, directly or indirectly, by high officials in Russia for religious and political purposes. What a fearful indictment of Russia! Is it true? We will know some day. It is not for me to say now, however, whether these fearful charges implicating the Russian Government with direct responsibility for these atrocities on the Jews in ner domains are true or not, impartial history, sooner or later, will reveal the truth and the whole truth, and I leave that awful charge to unerring Time. But I do stand here today and I do say that any nation that will permit, or that does permit, or that has permitted, these terrible assassinations to go on and continue, and makes no effort to check them, deserves the condemnation of the civilized world; and that we, the representatives of the American people, have the right, true to our traditions, voicing the sentiments of our constituencies and a common humanity, to cry out against these wholesale and willful crimes against a persecuted race, and denounce these barbarous outrages upon the Jews, and to notify Russia that, in our opinion, unless she stops, and stops immediately, these assassinations of the Jews, she will place herself, in the judgment of mankind, beyond the pale of civilization. That is the position I take now, and that is the position this House should take, and we should take it at once. "Mr. Chairman, I arraign Russia before the bar of civilization for great crimes against a common humanity. The Russian Government is responsible for these outrages on the Jews. She can not avoid the awful and tremendous responsibility. I believe that Russia could stop these murders if Russia wanted to stop them. These great crimes, sir, against an oppressed race, on account of race, are not local crimes; they go beyond States lines; they are great international crimes; they are butcherles of innocent men and women and children, and in the eyes of the Master these innocent victims are our brothers and our sisters, and we would be false to ourselves, to all that we revere and hold dear, and to every dictate of humanity, if we did not denounce and cry out against them with all the vehemence of our righteous American indignation. If we do not, ours will be the shame and ours the blame. We can not evade our responsibility by asking 'Am I my brother's keeper?' "Oh, yes, Mr. Chairman, I know it is said by those who speak for the Administration that our Government can do nothing; that the President and the Secretary of State can not act and have no power, according to international law, to intervene or to interfere in the internal affairs of Russia. That may or may not be true, but one thing is certain—it has been done in Turkey and in Cuba and in China; and another thing is sure, and that is, that we, the Representatives in Congress of the American people, have the right to raise our voice in protest against the plundering and the massacre, week in and week out, of thousands and thousands of poor, helpless, defenseless men, women, and children in Russia. We can do that. Let us do it. We aided the Greeks in their heroic struggle; we sympathized with the Irish in their aspirations; we interfered when the Turks massacred the Christians in Armenia, and we intervened with force of arms to aid the Cubans. "Why should we refrain from aiding the Jew in Russia? I say, in my judgment, it is our duty and the duty of the Government to condemn and denounce these Jewish atrocities and to protest against these unspeakable crimes against the Jewish people in Russia in words that can not be misunderstood, and I believe that if we do, that if we pass this resolution, that it will have the desired result and effectively put a stop to the Rus- sian Jewish outrages, atrocities, and massacres. That right we have; let us exercise it. It will be a declaration to Russia, to the Czar, and to the grand dukes, who are directly or indirectly responsible for these crimes, that the American people and the House of Representatives of the United States sympathize with the Russian Jews the rame as we would with any other outraged and downtrodden and oppressed people, and that we are opposed to these race crimes and that the ruthless extermination of the Jews in Russia must cease. If this is all we can do, let us do it, and do it quickly; and I believe that if we do our protest, our condemnation, and our denunciation will be heard in St. Petersburg and that the Russian Government will quickly see to it that the wholesale butchery of Jewish communities is stopped. We can not ignore these crimes against humanity. We can not escape our duty and our responsibility. These innocent victims are our brothers and our sisters—mankind throughout the world are one. A great and continuing crime against one race is the concern of all the other races. Can anyone who believes in the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man successfully deny it? For mankind are one in spirit, and swift man or right or wrong, Whether conscious or unconscious, yet humanity's vast frame Through its ocean-sundered fibres feels the gush of joy or shame— In the gain or loss of one race all the rest have equal claim. (Applause.) "Mr. Chairman, I have said that we do not know one-half of the truth regarding the terrible crimes against the Jews in Russia. The facts at present are unobtainable. Russia suppresses them. In the dying throes of their official power, the cruel and heartless rulers of Russia have sense enough to preclude the world from knowing the awful truth of the unprecedented barbarities that are taking place within their dominions. To their credit be it said that they have decency enough to be ashamed to let the light of publicity beat on their cruel infamies and their infamous butcheries. But murder will out, and sooner or later the bright light of investigation, searching for truth, will beat upon them more fiercely than ever. Then, and not till then, will the awful calamity of the Jews in Russia be known, and when it is known I predict the revelation will be the most frightful in the annals of time, and the blackest page in all history. Mr. Chairman, my heart goes out to the ravished and plundered and oppressed Jews in Russia. I grieve with those who grieve for the dead. I sympathize with the living and the terror stricken. I have enlisted with all my soul in their cause, and in Congress and out of Congress I shall do all that I can to aid them to ameliorate their condition. I am not a bigot. I care naught for creed. I have no race prejudice. I stand for humanity, and a man is a man, for all that, to me. I have struggled all my life to help those who needed help, to do something to better the conditions of the poor and the humble, to aid oppressed humanity in every land and in every clime, and to raise the lowly and downtrodden to a higher plane and push them forward a step further in the grand march of human progress. I shall continue my work along my own lines. I shall never turn back. I know my duty to my fellow-man, and it makes no difference to me whether he lives in the Orient or the Occident—whether he be Jew or Gentile. In the battle for the right I can not go far wrong. There is nothing right but justice. I appeal for justice for the Jew, and I say to all the world that these outrages on the Jews in Russia must stop. I tell you that we can do our share to stop them. This resolution I offer is only a beginning. Let us pass it. Let us confess and denounce the massacres of the helpless Jews in Russia, and that will accomplish something; and then let us hold a monster demonstration of protest—here in the capitol of the Republic; here in the shadow of the White House—and demand, in the name of the American people and a common humanity, that official America, in a diplomatic way, serve notice on official Russia that the murders of the Jews in Russia must cease, and that will accomplish much more, and I believe effectively put a stop to these atrocities and devastations. A word from the President will go far to realize the object desired. A note of warning from the Secretary of State will have a most salutary effect. All the world applauded Theodore Roosevelt in using his good offices to bring about peace between Russia and Japan. We ask him now to use his good offices as President of the great Republic to bring peace to the haras. sed and maligned and outraged and persecuted Jew in Russia. He can do it if he will; and if he does, sorrowing humanity will place him on a higher pedestal, and a great race of grateful people will forever call him blessed. "Mr. Chairman, let me say to this House that I have the honor to represent in the heart of the city of New York one of the largest Jewish constituencies in the United States, and most of these people, or their parents, have come to our shores from Russia and southeastern Europe, and I want to say here, knowing them as I do, living among them, believing in them as I do, and respecting them as I do, that there are no better, no more loyal and no more patriotic citizens in the United States. They are honest, sober, thrifty, industrious, liberty loving, and intelligent. They have come to our free land to escape the ostracism and the persecution of governments like Russia and taking advantage of the opportunities vouch-safed them here, by frugality and industry, by perseverance and sobriety, by hope and tenacity of purpose, they have forged rapidly to the front in every line of endeavor, and they are to-day as good citizens as any other class of people in all our country. (Applause.) If anyone here will go over the densely populated great East Side of New York, where I live, and where these people live, and where there are more people to the block than in any other like space on earth, he will be convinced of all I say regarding the Jew, and he will find among the throngs of school children in the public schools that the Jewish boys and the Jewish girls are among the brightest, the neatest, the aptest, the smartest, and the most intelligent. I know well these people; they know me, and have always been my friends; and I would be false to myself, false to my convictions, and false to every impulse of my nature, if I did not sympathize with them and do my best to comfort and aid them in the day of their greatest sadness and affection and calamity. (Applause.) "Mr. Chairman, just a word of truth for the Jew and I will conclude. It is, however, unnecessary for me, or any other man, to eulogize the intrepid sons and the virtuous daughters of Israel. The Jew needs no eulogy. All he asks is justice. All he demands is equal opportunity and equality before the law. The record of his race from the dawn of time down to the present day is the history of the march of humanity along the highways of progress and the avenues of civilization. In all ages of the world the ostracized and persecuted Jew has done his share for his fellow-man, for enlightenment, for liberty, for freedom, for progress, and for civilization—and he has done it all in the face of intense adverse circumstances. In science and in art, in literature and philanthropy, the Jew, in all lands and in all times, has written his name high in the temple of human fame. In statesmanship and diplomacy, in law and in medicine, in ethics and philosophy, in research and discovery, the greatness of the Jew is and ever has been unchallenged. In commerce and in trade, in industry and husbandry, overcoming forces that would deter another, he has held his own in the vanguard of progress. Persecuted for thousands of years he has surmounted all obstacles; shunned for centuries he has kept in the very front of the higher and the better civilization. In trial and in triumph, in tempest and in sunshine, in war and in peace, on land and sea, in all eras and in all places, the Jewish race has written its enduring name and its eternal fame all over the pages of human history. Civilization owes much to the Jew; Christianity owes more. Neither debt can ever be paid. Destroy what Israel has done for the human race and you leave a void that can not be filled—an abyss which can not be bridged. Call the roll of the earth's illustrous dead and at least one name in every five will be the immortal name of a distinguished Jew who, has stamped his indelible impress on the brightest pages of the world's history. (Prolonged applause.) FELIX F. WEIR WHO IS BECOMING NOTED AS AN EXPERT VIOLINIST Is wel known to the old-time Chicagoans, for he is to the manner born, and when eleven years of age he attracted considerable attention by his playing on the violin. After studying for some time under various instructors he finally entered the Chicago Musical College, where he diligently pursued his studies, which bore fruit in 1905, for in that year he won the college diamond medal, in the teachers certificate class, against 26 students who entered this class, and he was the first Afro-American student to win such high honors. In the three years he studied in the college referred to, he also won two gold medals. Possessing such an abundance of musical ability, Mr. Weir is striving to resume his studies at the Lelpisic Conservatory of Music, Germany, within the next year, and with that object in view, Jackson Gordon, who is well known in this city, will in the near future arrange a number of high class concerts in which the best musical talent of the race will participate, and the money realized therefrom will be utilized to help to defray the expenses of Mr. Weir while pursuing his studies abroad. Resisting Disease. "First, last and all the time, if you you wish to avoid catching cold," says a writer in a medical journal, "keep your strength at the maximum. Whenever the vitality is lowered by overwork, poor food, worry or by any other cause, your power of resistance is impaired and an opening is made for the thousand and one agencies of disease which are continually seeking to break in." Can't Stand English. The Calcutta Bengale evidently is considerably worked up over something, for it remarks editorially: "We cannot, even with all the blasting influences of passive resistance, stand against the corroding action of British domination and save ourselves from the pounding operation of politico-commercial administration." Long Wiraless Message Commander Beehler, of the Key West naval station, has officially reported the receipt at the wireless station at that point of an eight-word message from Colon, a distance of 1,000 nautical miles. The achievement is particularly interesting, as the island of Cuba directly intervenes between the two points. Look to the Sneeze A doctor remarks: "What strikes one most at a Bengal hospital is the lack of sense of proportion in the estimation of diseases. A man is gravely perturbed because he has not sneezed for three months, but he is comparatively indifferent to the fact that he exhibits the early signs of leprosy." Milk "Squeezera." Evidences of the influences of the Anglo-Japanese treaty multiply. A Tokio journal issued a special number commemorating the war. In the advertisement of a milk dealer, under a cut representing cows assembled at the milking hour, we have: "The squeeze-out place of the milk dealers." Ancient Clock The oldest working clock in Great Britain is that of Peterborough cathedral, which dates from 1320, and is conceded to have been made by a monastic clockmaker. It is the only one now known that is wound up over an old wooden wheel. Jews as Drinkers. In applying to a London magistrate for a transfer of his license, a saloon keeper said that he wanted to move because the district in which he then was had become a "New Jerusalem," and Jews did not drink as much as Christians. Invest Your Money. The day for turning over a new leaf is at hand. Head the new page with a resolution to invest your surplus, instead of wasting it, and you will have stepped on the threshold of your fortune, for the waste of the thoughtless would make him rich. -Cent per Cent. Good Dog. William Easton, a hospital steward at the Mare Island navy yard, fell into San Pablo bay from a boat and would have drowned but for his hunting dog, which seized a drifting oar at his master's command and brought it to him. Odd Ornaments The men of the Naga tribe, in Central Africa, stick wads of cotton wool into their ears. These wads are spread out on a frame into a fan shape several inches deep on each side of the face. The Very Kind The Sunday-school teacher asked the class: "What kind of boys go to heaven?" And one little urchin yelled out: "Dead boys!"—Lippincott's Magazine. Small Start. Mayor-Elect Tracy, of Taunton, Mass., started out in life as a bootblack and now is a self-educated lawyer, with a practice of $12,000 a year. In the Raising. Class (in unison)—For company.—Philadelphia Bulletin. Grewsome Gift. A French explorer has found in the interior of Borneo a singular and grewsome wedding gift. It was the skull of a Negrito-Papon, carved by the Dayaks. The Pure Stuff. "Is this pure milk?" asked the inquisitive lady customer. "Yes," replied the milkman, "we sell the cream separately."—Detroit Free Press. This useful little garment may be worked in almost any kind of wool, but Andalusian or three-ply vest wool will usually be of sufficient thickness, and of which about three ounces and a No. 8 bone hook will be needed. Work a chain of eight inches, turn and work a double crochet in each stitch, turn with one chain. Second row: A double crochet in the back thread of each stitch, turn with one chain, and work back again (back thread only to be used throughout), turn with one chain. Third row: A double crochet in each stitch of previous row, then work three chain, turn and pass the nearest, a double crochet in each of the other two, and finish the row as before. Fourth row: A double crochet in each double crochet of previous row, and one into the turning chain, three chain, turt, and work back as before. Fifth to eleventh rows: Same as last. (Another row or two may be NICE PRESENT FOR BABY. added here should a longer leg be required. Twelfth to twenty-fourth rows: Some length as 11. Twenty-fifth row: Decrease by leaving the last two stitches unworked and passing over the last made double crochet when turning, instead of making a chain, thus decreasing three stitches. Continue decreasing each row until the row is of the same length as the first one. Work another row same as last, and repeat from row 2. Join the last row to the foundation chain with single crochet, place the sides of the legs together, and join with single crochet. Commence from the seam and work one double crochet with one chain between into each rib (or row) round the ankle. Second row: One double crochet into each stitch all round. Third row: One double crochet in each stitch half way round, 11 chain, turn and work a double crochet in each chain, and then work round the other half the leg like the first; work a double crochet in each stitch (back thread) all round for ten times; passing over one stitch at heel and toe in each of the last two rows; join on wrong side with single crochet. The round the ankle with chain and tassels of the wool. For the Top.—A double treble with one chain between in each row all round; a single crochet through both threads of each stitch all round; thread the double trebles with a chain of wool and tie at one side. A New Game of Authors This is a new version of the old game of authors, and will delight those who are well acquainted with books. All the questions must be answered by the name of an author. 1. A kind of linen.—Holland. 2. A name that means such fiery things, one can't describe its pains and stings.—Burns. 3. Kind of a bonnet.—Hood. 6. What a host said when the meat was tough.—Chaucer. 7. Something hard to bear.—Payne. 8. A kind of bread and a preposition.—Ruskin. 9. An artisan.—Either Goldsmith or Cooper. 10. What Oliver Twist called for.—Moore. 11. A breakfast dish.—Bacon. 12. A domestic animal and a contented noise.—Cowper. 13. A dress huling.—Wiggin. 14. An obstruction to navigation.—Barr. 15. Something on a foot.—Bunyan. 16. A blossom.—Hawthorne. 17. A game and a preposition.—Tennyson. 18. An adjective.—Grand. 19. A fraction of currency and a heavy weight.—Milton. 20. Badly wounded.—Alcott. 21. What the fox dreads.—Hunt. 22. That which is more than a sandy shore.—Shelley. 23. The name of a river.—Poe. 24. The way we will look after this mental strain.—Haggard. The prize for this contest should be a framed photograph of some author. Candy boxes may be be used to represent books, and could be used as favors. Tucks Fashionable A noticeable feature of the winter's skirts is the prevalence of the tuck. Most of the circular skirts are fitted with tiny tucks at the top, and some styles have tucks at the bottom, running around. Sometimes the tucks are wide, and again they are not more than half an inch deep. In some skirts they are grouped close at the foot, and in others they are wide apart, one at the hem, another at about knee length, with a third between. LAST CARGO OF SLAVES. Were Landed on the Coast of Geor gin Some Thirty-Five Years Ago. "The very last vessel to bring a cargo of African slaves into this country landed on the coast of Georgia in 1860," said Col. William Youngblood, of Atlanta, according to the Washington Post. "The vessel, whose name I do not recall, was operated by two southern men, Corrie and Lamar. I think Corrie was from Charleston and his partner was from Savannah, and a member of the celebrated Lamar family. They brought over between 500 and 600 negroes from the shores of Africa, and proceeded up the Savannah river to Augusta before attempting to get rid of the slaves. There was lively bidding for the blacks by the planters of Georgia and South Carolina, and they sold like hot cakes at prices ranging from $300 to $800. Gen. Dearing, a prominent citizen of Edgefield county, South Carolina, bought 20 of them. "At that time I was going, to school in South Carolina, and happened to pay a visit to the home of Mrs. Tillman, the mother of the present United States senator from that state, who also lived in Edgefield county. It seems that Mrs. Tillman had been a purchaser at the sale of Corrie and Lamar, and I have a distinct recollection of being shown one of the young Senegambians that she had bought of them. He was black as midnight, and when spoken to could only grin and gesticulate. He had not learned a word of English." REGENERATION OF RUBBER Process by Which Resilience and Body Are Restored to Old Material. A European process for regenerating old rubber has for its principle the separation of the caoutchout proper contained in vulcanized rubber from the mineral and other matters which have been incorporated into it, such as sulphur, etc. The first operation, says the Scientific American, consists in dissolving the vulcanized rubber in one of the usual solvents, using petroleum preferably either alone or with benzine added to it. After treating for a certain time the insoluble matter is separated by filtering under pressure, or by a centrifugal machine. The solution when separated from the insoluble matter is evaporated to the consistence of syrup under a reduced pressure and is then taken up by acetone. The liquid which is thus obtained is first boiled and then decanted off and the rubber is again taken up by an alcoholic soda solution. After boiling and pouring off a second time, the rubber is treated with boiling alcohol. After the alcohol is taken off, the rubber is washed with water and then dried by superheated steam, which removes the last trace of alcohol and water it may contain. PILES BURST INTO FLAME. A remarkable case of spontaneous ignition that recently occurred in erecting the walls of the new Rotterdam quay is related by the Technische Rundschau. Rams had been used there for some time, which by 180 or 200 strokes per minute caused a steady advance of the piles. The foundation was such that the pillars had to be driven through the quicksand down to the solid ground. On withdrawing some piles, the points of the latter were found, owing to the enormous friction, to have been charred entirely and heated to such a point as to begin burning spontaneously on coming in contact with the air; nor could iron shoes prevent this spontaneous ignition. When leaving the piles in the ground this ignition would not result in any damage, the charring remaining confined to the surface, and the heat rapidly carried away in the moist surroundings. MASSACHUSETTS MAYORS. All Sorts of Occupations Represented by the Rulers of Her Cities Massachusetts elects its mayors on the second Tuesday in December, and elects them largely on issues not connected with national politics, says the New York Sun. Each mayor of Massachusetts is expected to be engaged in "some gainful occupation." Thus, the new mayor of Gloucester is a telegrapher; the mayor of Woburn, a heel manufacturer; the mayor of Springfield, an undertaker; the mayor of Chelsea, agent for the sale of wall paper; the mayor of Haverhill, auctioneer; the mayor of Worcester, a physician; the mayor of Malden, a manufacturer of spring mattresses; the mayor of Medford, a plumber; the mayor of Lowell, a bookkeeper; the mayor of Brockton, a foreman in a shoe factory, and the mayor of Salem, a tin roofer. The mayor-elect of Marlborough is a native of New York city—an unusual thing in a Massachusetts mayor. Pocket Savings Banks Every hired girl in Germany has a little blank book, wherein is pasted every week a stamp worth about five cents, the gift of her mistress, says Everybody's Magazine. The government, the all-doing government, will redeem these stamps at their face value. If the hired girl falls ill her stamp book will help pay her expenses. Or she can keep it as a provision for her old age. KEEP YOUTH AND BEAUTY. Relaxation Urged on the Weary and the Lazy Equally Urged to Go • Out and Walk. Is not your youth, your beauty (and this means your health) worth keeping? Can you with complaisance look forward to being faded, haggard or peevish and alling at 30 or 35? Will you not be frank with yourself—now before it is too late—and so plan your life that a rest period may be yours each day? Take a time to call your own, when, closed in your own pretty boudor and clad in a loose, warm dressing gown, you may fling up your windows, indulge in a dozen deep restful breaths, lifting the chest and head high, and then after taking a few gentle trunk turnings to right and left—bending and twisting in all directions to keep the waist line supple and the figure youthful—fling the arms up over the head and make great sweeping circles with them to help the circulation at important nerve centers. After indulging in a few deep knee bendings and half a dozen more deep breaths as a finish, throw yourself on your couch—relaxing every muscle and driving all thoughts and worries from your brain—simply rest mind and body. You may even sleep, if you will, for 20 minutes to an hour. This relaxed rest will do you more good than two hours' sleep taken under different circumstances, declares Mme Hebe, in the Chicago Inter Ocean. But see to it that your window is open a little both top and bottom during your rest and that you have a light warm covering thrown over you, as you must avoid chill after exercise and during the rest period. Again, you who are sick, do not always order your carriage when you have but six or seven blocks to go, for a brisk walk in the open air will help keep you young and is often actually necessary to your health. I believe it to be a fact that the so-called rich often fall into dangerously lazy habits through the conveniences and luxuries that their wealth surrounds them with. And so to the girl who is forced to walk from six to ten blocks daily, I say, be thankful, and do not waste your time in envying your wealthy neighbor. Fate decrees that you must take this life-giving, health-retaining exercise each day. When fatigued after a "trying" day or tired out from social duties, throw yourself upon a bed or couch and remain in the first position for five full minutes without removing hand or foot. The body is suddenly relaxed and a sense of complete rest takes the place of the strain that results from being too long upon the feet. Perfect repose may be gained by lying on the flat of the back for half an hour at a time, with hands out-stretched. Let the head rest upon a pillow that is not too high. If you cannot sleep, close your eyes and put body and mind in a quiescent state. For an afternoon sieba treatment of this sort is a good restorer of overworked nerves. TIE END: POINT LACE. Pattern Suitable for a Narrow Tie of Silk or Muslin and May Be Otherwise Used. This is a pretty finish to a narrow tie of hem-stitched silk or muslin. The design may also be used as an applique for trimming dresses, blouses, etc. Materials required for a pair of A LOVELY DESIGN. ends: Two yards braid, one skein of thread, one yard purl edge. The stitches are not difficult, the work can easily be accomplished by one at all skilled in this kind of needlework. Boric Acid. Every housekeeper should have on hand a supply of boric acid, which is a very useful antiseptic. For burns it is unusually excellent. Drop two ounces of the boric crystals in a glass quart jar and fill with water. This makes a saturate solution. Take a piece of gauze or cheesecloth and saturate with the solution and lay on the burn. Apply very moist, covering with absorbent cotton and then with oilied silk. This will keep moist for 12 hours, for the oiled silk will prevent evaporation. If you haven't the boric acid use a solution of bicarbonate of soda, which is nearly as good. Ugly Nails. The ugliest nails can be improved by taking the trouble daily to push back the hard skin that grows at the base of the nails. This should be done after the hands have been washed in warm soap and water and are still moist. A soft towel is the best thing to use for the purpose, or an ivory or bone implement such as is sold in manicure sets. Pipe Was Short and It Had to Be Elevated to Reach the Roof. During the college days of ex-Mayor Bessom, of Lynn, he had two of the professors of the college as guests at a hunting camp in the Maine woods, relates the Boston Herald. When they entered the camp their attention was attracted to the unusual position of the stove, which was set on posts about four feet high. One of the professors began to comment upon the knowledge woodmen gain by observation. "Now," said he, "this man has discovered that the heat radiating from the stove strikes the roof and the circulation is so quickened that the camp is warmed in much less time than would be required if the stove was in its regular place on the floor." The other professor was of the opinion that the stove was elevated to be above the window, in order that cool and pure air could be had at night. Mr. Bessom, being more practical, contended that the stove was elevated in order that a good supply of green wood could be placed beneath it to dry. After considerable argument, each man placed a dollar bill upon the table, and it was agreed talt the one whose opinion was nearest the guide's reason for elevating the stove should take the pool. The guide was called and asked why the stove was placed in such an unusual position. "Well," said he, "when I brought the stove up the river I lost most of the stovepipe overboard and had to set the stove up there so as to have the pipe reach through the roof." He got the money. REFRESHING HIS MEMORY. When the Clerk Heard That Smith Had Money He Remembered Him. At ten o'clock a traveling man stepped up to the clerk's desk at the Hillman, relates the Birmingham (Ala.) Herald, and with some agitation said to Clerk Graves: "Mr. Graves, I have just come from a man who says he is one of your old schoolmates. He told me you and he were old friends. His name is John Smith, and he used to live at Pumpkinville. Do you know him?" "Smith! Smith!" sald Graves wonderingly. "John Smith, of Pumpkinville, I don't recall him just now. What's the matter with him? Is he in jail?" "In jail!" exclaimed the traveling man. "Why, no. He's just home from Alaska, where he made $200,000 digging gold in the Klondike and he's coming back to Alabama to spend the money." "Oh, yes, to be sure!" sald Graves. "Why, what was I thinking about! Smith—Johnny Smith, of Pumpkinville, three miles from Sassafras? Why, I should say I do know him! Johnny and I used to fish together in the creek for minnows and hang our clothes on the same stump when we went in swimming. Say, if you see Johnny, give him my love, and tell him I'm coming round to see him when I get off in the morning." USE MADE OF OLD SHOES. Worked Up Into Imitation Leather Novelties of Various Descriptions. Janitors collect the shoes cast away by tenants and send them to auction rooms, where they are sorted into plies marked "Men," "Women," "Children." Several poor people made fair bids, relates the Shoe Retailer, but the auctioneer did not seem eager to sell. Finally, a red-faced man pushed his way through the crowd and offered ten cents apiece for the whole lot. His bid was successful. "I was killing time with talk waiting for that fellow," said the auctioneer afterward. "He always pays high for these shoes, and he does not want them for wearing, either. He wants to beat them out for the leather in them. He gets what material there is, puts it through a process and makes stamped imitation leather novelties, such as picture frames, bags, pocketbooks, penknife holders, and even chair backs and seats. He finds a ready sale for these novelties and gets a good price for them." Moved Up a Peg. A naval officer, according to the Buffalo Commercial, told of the trials of a colleague in marrying off his many daughters. In the same family was a son, an observant lad of ten years. Toward the close of the winter the officer informed his son that he was going to lose his sister, Ethel, who was engaged to wed a young lieutenant. "I'm sorry to hear that, dad," said the youngster, "because I'm awfully fond of Ethel. Still, we'll have Alice and Eva and Maud and Susie, won't we?" Then, after a moment's reflection, he added: "By the way, dad, this arrangement will advance Alice a number, won't it?" Not Cordial. "Your new boss isn't very sociable, is he?" asked Crumley. "Yes, he has shaken nearly all the old hands who were in the shop when he took charge."—Catholic Standard and Times. Linguistic Parrot. A parrot which can talk in two languages and which has 17 phrases has been added to the London zoological gardens. It is a native of northern India. American Brick Co. American Brick Co. President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. MANUFATURERS OF Output of Winter Yards ..... 1,400 per day Output of Summer Yards ..... 30,000 per day Douglas Club Dancing School, Yourself and friends are cordially invited to attend the fashionable Douglas Club Dancing School, 3516 Ellis ave. Every Friday evening for the purpose of learning The New Three Step Miss Daisie Hoggett and Prof. Thomas Russel will see that all of our patrons are properly taught. A private place where you may meet with your friends to enjoy a social few hours. All respectable people. Full orchestra. Mrs. N. C. Smith, Manager; Prof. N. C. Smith, Musical Director. AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. The Broad Ax desires to engage Agents and regular Correspondents in all the leading cities and towns throughout the country. The highest commissions paid to live hustlers. Sample copies furnished free. For further information, address Julius F. Taylor, 5049 Armour avenue, Chicago. THE BROAD AX. Is for sale at the following news stands: The Afro-American News Office, 3104 State Street. A. F. Tervalon, 2826 State street, Cigar Store and News Stand. Richard Webb, 2642 1-2 State St. Mrs. Nellie Phelps, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 131 W. 51st street. Richard Pinn, 4836 State street. T. B. Hall's Cigar Store and Laundry office, 281 29th St. W. S. Williams, Tonsorial Parlor, 399 31st st. J. R. Peters Cigars, Tobacco and News Stand, 338 E. 27th street. Mrs. A. E. Baker, Notions and News Stand, 419, 36th street. J. H. Harris, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2508½ State St. W. P. Johnson, Notion Store and News Stand 3704 State st. Turner Williams' Shaving Parlor and News Stand, 2903 Armour ave. Mrs. B. Williams, Cigars, Notions and News Stand, 486½ State street. B. Davis, cigars, tobacco, and confectionery, 533 State st. Whitley Bros. 2724 State St, Gent's furnishings and new stand. The Stationery, 2970 State street. Cigars, Tobacco and News stand. The Afro-American News Co., 439 W. 35th St, New York City, N. Y. The Informer News Co., 188 Randolph St, Detroit, Mich. News items and advertisements left at these places will find their way into the columns of The Broad Az. PHONES { Office, Main 1157 Rea. Brown 42 Room 813, 115 Dearborn Street. 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JOHN SHELHAMER, by, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. URERS OF Sewer Brick Venturesome Women. In the North Borneo Herald it is recorded that two Englishwomen, Mrs. McEnroe and Mrs. Darby, recently paid a visit to the lonely island of Tagannac. Among other adventures there the two sat up one night to watch for turtles, and at midnight saw a large one come out of the sea on to the sands. When it was returned to the water first, Darby and then Mrs. McEnroe mounted on its back and rode for some distance. Distant Target. While attempting to shoot the sky full of holes Saturday night so the rain could fall easily, says the Wilburton, L. L., Journal, Louie Goolbasin, a Russian, was reported by some folks who didn't have umbrellas with them. Some say Louie's experiment cost him about $60 besides the three days' ammunition he wasted. Shootemupski gotenupski! Bringing It Home "The beauty doctor has got the parson beat when it comes to curin' ladies of the liquor habit," remarked the Polhick philosopher. "How's that?" "The parson tells 'em it's bad for the soul, but the beauty doctor tells 'em it's bad for the complexion."—Lewisville Courier-Journal. He Got the Job. On December 6, 1877, a young French doctor sent in an application for a small post under the government and heard nothing more of the matter till a few days ago, when he was required to fill up a blank in order to get a nomination for the position he had applied for nearly 28 years before. Quoting an Ancestor Lord Shaftesbury was sharpenning a pencil one day, the lead of which continually broke. At about the tenth failure he remarked: "D— the pencil!" Perceiving one of his sons to be present, he saved the situation by adding: "As your poor grandfather would have said."-London Globe. Didn't Know His Name. Subeditor—Here's another letter from the man who signs himself "Vox Populi." Editor—What's he want now? "He wants to know if we will kindly inform him what 'vox populi' means."—N. Y. Mail. Tip to Song Writers The insurance investigation in New York should suggest a new line of titles to our popular song writers. There would not be much the matter with "The Man Up the River," "The Little Yearly Roll" or "The Rantankerous Friend."-Chicago Inter Ocean. Jews in Africa. The first Jewish services ever held in British East Africa were held on Yom Kippur at the Masonic hall, of Nalrobl, and resulted in the formation of a congregation. There are about 30 Jews in the protectorate, most of them engaged in dairy farming. Policy Versus Principle "Honesty is the best policy," did you say? Honesty that is merely a policy would scuttle the ship if that paid better than sailing it. Only the honesty that is a principle will save the cargo at all hazards of personal loss.—Cent per Cent. All for Himself "Of course," said the political reformer, "you believe in the greatest good to the greatest number." "Oh, sure," replied the politician, "and with me the 'greatest number' is always number one."—Philadelphia Press Confirmed in Pairs In a class of 14 confirmed by Bishop Spalding on his first visitation to St. James', Meeker, Col., a town of 800 people, there were five pairs of brothers and one pair of sisters. Built on Canes. In Lima, Peru, there are still many buildings which on account of earthquakes are constructed of canes set upright and liberally plastered with clay, then painted over. Loguacious Lawson—What did your wife say to you when you got last night? Dawson—Say? She said an 18-volume encyclopedia.—Somerville Journal. Just a Few. "All men make fools of themselves a number of times in this life." "Oh, I don't know; some men love but once."—Houston Post. Watch Works. An ordinary watch contains about 150 pieces, but complicated repeaters, chromographs, etc., as many as 800, and in one case 975 pieces. Unnecessary. We'd think a good deal better of some people if they didn't think so well of themselves as to make it unnecessary.—Puck. Six pounds per person per annum is the average consumption of soap in France. The average is ten pounds in our country. Living Easy. John Jacob Astor's income is estimated at $30,000 a day. 3 British East India. The British East Indies comprise 1,766,597 square miles, with a population of 294,000,000, almost 41,000,000 more than 20 years ago. This population lives in 2,148 cities and 728,605 villages, with 55,841,315 dwellings. Two hundred and sixty-five million live in the country and of these 192,000,000 support themselves entirely by agricultural pursuits. Of the population 207,000,000 are Hindus and 62,000,000 Mohammedans. The total number of Christians is 2,923,241, of whom 2,600,000 are natives, an increase of 700,000 in ten years. Cheap Gauntletz. The other day one or two furnishing goods men at Butte, Mont., after a fierce rate war of some days' duration, marked buckskin gauntlets down to one cent a pair. The other then placarded his gauntlets at five pairs for one cent. Thereupon No. 1 threw five cases of gauntlets into the street to be scrambled for. A little later the police reserves proceeded to quell a riot and disperse a mob. Gruesome Gifts Prince Lanilo of Montenegro sent his father the head of a notorious bandit as a birthday present. A king of Naples, whose life had been attempted several times, had each assailant put to death. From their skins he had made pocketbooks, cigar cases and other articles, which he was accustomed to send to other rulers as birthday presents. Laving Blame on the Tailor. Mrs. Young—John, dear, I wish you'd get another tailor. Mr. Young—Why, dearest? "The one you have is so dreadfully careless about sewing on the buttons. This is the fourth time I've had to sew this same button on for you."—Cleveland Leader. Hint to Women: No woman is so beautiful as our half-satisfied image of her . . . and I look forward to the day when some stage princess, wiser than her sister shall win a matchless reputation for mysterious beauty by never allowing herself quite to be seen.—English Review. "Cooked" the Cook. A cook has been going around a station in the south of India with the following "character," and is somewhat surprised he is not engaged: "Abdul has been my cook for about three months; it seems much longer. He leaves on account of ill-health—my ill-health." Homes in Texas. Of 6,000,000 acres put on the market by the state of Texas in September, homemakers have already taken about 1,000,000 acres, at prices ranging from five to ten times the minimum of a dollar an acre, fixed by the state land commission. Couldn't Stand Anything Vulgar. Mr. Nuritch—I think I'll take this watch. You are sure it's made of refined gold? Jeweler—It is. "Because I detest anything that ain't refined."—Stray Stories. Free Dwellings. The practice of providing free dwellings for workingmen and their families is quite common in Austria. Where this is done the wages are a little lower, but there is a decided saving for the laborer. Paradise for Girl Students Switzerland is the paradise of women students at universities, so far as Europe is concerned. There are at present about 5,000 of them, making 23.7 per cent of the total number of students. Narrow Squeeze With a narrow margin of six feet, the steamer Ayrshire passed through the Manchester ship-canal, being the largest vessel that has navigated the canal and locks. An Easy One. There are lucky Nicholases and unlucky Nicholases. Here's an easy one—which is the lucky one, the czar or Longworth?—N. Y. Mall. To Protect Elephants. "Friends of the Elephant" is the title of a society just formed in Paris to combat the gradual extinction of the animal by hunters. Liquors Barred. The government of Honduras has prohibited the importation of whisky, rum and anisado in barrels, casks or demijohns. The Wrong Angle. "Did the critics sit through your play?" "No. They sat on it."—Detroit Free Press. Keep the Plunder. The modern version seems to be that when thieves fall out they still hang on to the goods.—Life. Difficult Task. It is often easier to serve two masters than to master two servants.—Philadelphia Record. The Germans give worn-out horses a tonic of roasted coffee beans mixed with honey. FREDERICK DOUGLASS CENTER. 3032 Wabash Ave. Last Friday the Douglass Center Woman's Club held a meeting of unusual interest. Mrs. Ida B. Wells- Barnett presided and led the topic for discussion—Motherhood. Mrs. Freer followed speaking from the artist's standpoint. Rev. D. H. Harris spoke from the minister's, Dr. Trice from the physician's, and Mr. L. B. Anderson from the legal. Miss Edith Wyatt read some beautiful poems. Refreshments were served. Sunday, 3 p. m., the meeting will be devoted to the discussion of a vacation school to be located at Keith. Prof. Bogan, superintendent of the Manual Training School at 26th and Wabash avenue will lead. He will be followed by Prof. Tear of Keith. Mr. E. H. Wright, Dr. Mary Waring and Mr. W. Allison Sweeney. Mr. B. E. Johnson will play one of S. Coleridge Taylor's selectors. Music under the direction of Prof. N. Clark Smith. Monday, 8 p. m., the Douglass Center Forum will meet Subject, The new City Charter. Speakers, Mr. Robert McMurdy and Dr. D. R. Wilkins. Thursday at 2 p. m. the I. B. W. Club holds its regular meeting. These meetings are very interesting. All ladies are invited. At 8 p. m. the class in sociology meets. The calss is growing in numbers. Mr. Barnett led the class at its last meeting in the absence of Mrs. Woolley. Saturday, 10 a. m., sewing class meets. Saturday, 8 p. m., the new class in English will begin a study course. Mr. W. H. A. Moore will conduct the work in this department. The course will include a review of the functions of grammar, the study of the elements of good expression, and a further study of the history of English literature.—"D." TO CHURCH OR BIBLE BELIEVING PEOPLE. Admitting the Bible is true, we read in the first chapter of Matthew: "Mary was found to be with child." There is nothing in that. Mary was a woman and the ghost was a man. Mary's baby was no more than any other woman's baby under the same treatment. It had nothing to do with God, no more than other babies have. Heathen Christian, open your eyes. Come, now, be honest and reason. The talk about that little baby is causing more people to go insane than all the rest of the Bible. You preachers are the cause of most of the people being sent to the insane asylums. Those people are killing children and wives and causing suicides. Come out, you that pretend to be Christians. You can find something that will suit you. Better fight for knowledge; that is better.—John S. Holman, Pontiac, Ill., in The People's Press. W. H. A. Moore, will on March 31 publish a five hundred de luxe subscription edition of his poems. The book is to be done on genuine handmade Japanese vellum in gold, red and peacock blue, at the printing of Rogers and Company. It will be bound in undressed, limp brown leather and gold satin, at the famous bookshop bindery of Frank P. Morris, 171 Madison street. A. B. SCHULTZ, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 2719 State Street Hours: 9 to 12 A. M. CHICAGO All that is best in whiskey you will find in Old Underoof Rye It is thoroughly matured, soft and rich. CHAS. DENNEHY & COMPANY Chicago. Phone 194 South J. A. O'Donnell, H. D. Coghlin, O'Donnell & Coghlin Attorneys at Law Phone 264 Main Metropolitan Block N. W. Cor. LaSalle & Randolph Sts. GRAY & MORAN ATTORNEYS AT LAW Suite 1114 Ashland Block, Clark and Randolph Sts. Tel. Central 569. CHICAGO. Residence 57 Macallister Place Telephone Ashland 383 Office Telephones Central 1239 Automatic 5940 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 318-320 Reaper Block CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. CHICAGO. A. D. GASH Attorney at Law, 84-86 La Salle Street, Chicago. Suite 615 to 619. Telephone Main 3077. JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR AT LAW 323 ASHLAND BLOCK TELEPHONE CENTNAL 998 CHICAGO Telephone Yards 6016. John Fitzgerald JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4737 SOUTH HALSTED STREET. Residence 113 W. GarBeld Boul. CHICAGO J. GRAY LUCAS Attorney at Law Suite 611 167 Dearborn St., Cor. Monroe. Chicago. Tel. Cent. 5763. Res. Tel. Went. 4539. Captain 8th L. N. G. Regimental Quartermaster JAMES S. NELSON LAWYER Residence 3852 WABASH AVE. Tel. 6242 Douglas SUITE 611, 167 DEARBORN STREET Tel. 5763 Central W.Kemper Harreld TEACHER OF VIOLIN 6626 CHAMPLAIN AVE. Tel. Went. 2821. Hall's Laundry 2975-77 STATE ST. Phone, Douglas 1235 CHICAGO & COMPANY, go. Chicago HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. Chicago's Most Modern, Most Complete and Most Convenient Department Store Jacob Feinberg MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets BRADLEY REAL EST AND IN 4709 S. Halsted Street Theodor JUSTICE OF Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Acknowledged. BADLEY & FIELD REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE Listed Street neodore C. Ma ICE OF THE P Gages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North BRADLEY & FIELDS REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE Theodore C. Mayer JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Mortgages, Deeds, Notes and Legal Documents Drawn and Acknowledged. Room 22, 27 North Clark Street. POLICE MAGISTRATE RESIDENCE East Chicago Ave. Police Court 337 Burling Street C. H. Smiley, Pres. and Treas. 76 E. 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The Company will open a Department Store in the near future at 2918 State St. Namely Sandy W. Trice & Company. The company will carry a complete line of Men and Womens Furnishing Goods Shoes, Hats and Notions. Shares ten dollars. A limited number of shares are on sale at the Company's Sec'y. office. DIRECTORS: Sandy W. Trice, Pres. Milton J. Trice, Vice Pres. A. T. Henry, 2nd Vice Pres. R. R. Wright, 3rd Vice Pres. Dee Parker, Trustee. A. J. Carey, D. D., Treas. 3151 Forest Ave. A. W. Williams, M. D. Sec'y Office 2840 State St. Phone South 1023, Chicago. NOIS BRICK ILLINOIS BRICK CO. WILLIAM C. KUESTER SUPERINTENDENT. 1994 N. Western Ave., CH 1994 N. Western Ave., CH Telephone Lake View 270. Telephone Yards: 718 Junk's Brew Telephone Yards 718 M. JUNK, Proprietor JOS. P. JUNK, Manager 3700-3710 South Halsted Street and 897 to 929 Thirtyseventh Street CHICAGO J. J. Bradley FIELDS LOANS NCE Mayer E PEACE Documents Drawn 02,27 North Clark Street. J. Hockley Smiley, See'y. Smiley Caterer STREET, CHICAGO. COMPANY OF ILLINOIS. CHICAGO. stock company. In the near future at 2918 The company will carry a goods Shoes, Hats and No- f shares are on sale at the A. J. Carey, D. D., Treas. 3151 Forest Ave. A W. Williams, M. D. Sec'y Office 2840 State St. Phone South 1022, Chicago. e., Chicago. ow 270. ls 718 ewery Telephone Yards 693 J. M. Fields CHICAGO RESIDENCE 337 Burling Street